How Many People Are Named Calena?
An estimated 156 people in the United States have the first name Calena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Calena peaked in popularity in 2000 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Calena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
156
About 1 in 2,197,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
13 births
Total Registered
161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calena
Calena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Calena as a female name
Ranked #15,611 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (13 births)
Calena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calena span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 40 babies were registered. Calena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Calena by Decade
How has Calena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Calena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Calena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calena?
We estimate approximately 156 people named Calena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,197,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Calena a common name?
Calena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calena most popular?
Calena reached peak popularity in 2000, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calena is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calena a female name?
Calena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calena Smith, Calena Johnson, Calena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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